Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) infection in pregnancy

Ronald F. Lamont; Jack D. Sobel; D. Carrington; Shali Mazaki-Tovi; Juan Pedro Kusanovic; Edi Vaisbuch; Roberto Romero

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02983.x

Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) infection in pregnancy

Ronald F. Lamont^*, Jack D. Sobel, D. Carrington, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Edi Vaisbuch, Roberto Romero

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Congenital varicella syndrome, maternal varicella-zoster virus pneumonia and neonatal varicella infection are associated with serious fetomaternal morbidity and, not infrequently, mortality. Vaccination against varicella-zoster virus can prevent the disease, and outbreak control limits the exposure of pregnant women to the infectious agent. Maternal varicella-zoster immunoglobulin administration before rash development, with or without antiviral medication, can modify the progression of the disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1155-1162
Number of pages	8
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	118
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02983.x
State	Published - Sep 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chickenpox
infection
pregnancy
varicella
virus
zoster

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Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) infection in pregnancy

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